Anonymous
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What type of board is this? All mountain, freestyle? I'm looking to score a new board and saw this on a big sale from 2008. My other thought is a new camber board from Lib Tech? I live in Wisconsin and ride all over the hill. I am 50 years old but have been snowboarding for years. I don't do rails but I do like boxes, little jumps, trees and of course pow. I also like carving up runs when all else is tracked up. All mountain. Is this a good board? It was once $700 so I thought it might be something special. How would it stack up against a skate banana for example?
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justinadmin
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It's a twin tip park/pipe/freestyle board that does pretty well on the rest of the mountain. It has gotten great reviews for durability speed and light weight.
JL
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Anonymous
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When you say pretty well on the rest of the mountain, what are its limitations? Also, what are your thoughts comparing it to the banana tech boards these days? Lastly, given my profile is there a board you would recommend? Thanks.
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justinadmin
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Anonymous said:
When you say pretty well on the rest of the mountain, what are its limitations? Also, what are your thoughts comparing it to the banana tech boards these days? Lastly, given my profile is there a board you would recommend? Thanks. |
High speed stability would be the one limitation. It isn't as stiff as some all mountain/freeride boards, so you'd also have less edge grip on firm/icy snow.
The banana tech boards are designed to improve powder and park performance. They do a good job of not sacrificing much edge grip or stability on the hardpack. Their main benefits are short surface area for surface spins and presses as well ease of turn initiation (both hardpack and powder) because of the preflexed base.
The Skate banana would be more park and powder focused than the LRG.
If you are thinking more all mountain, you might want to look at are the Arbor Element:
or Burton Custom:
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